this morning on "world news now" -- victorious giants. >> oh, yeah. >> new york brings home a win in super bowl xlvi. >> they came from behind in an exciting play which brought nothing but disappointment to fans of the new england patriots. >> mm. >> that's too bad. it is monday february 6th. ah, yes. i mean -- >> nice hat. >> it is a good-looking hat. super bowl champions. there it is this morning. our friends at sports authority dropped this off for us. the schwag is already hitting the streets of new york. hot commodity here. hot commodity. good morning, everyone, from the home city of the world champion

new york giants. >> that's right. >> yes. >> and i'm tanya rivero in for paula faris. new york is preparing for a major celebration tomorrow after last night's big win in indianapolis. now, while fans were enjoying the big game, security was probably never tighter or more high-tech during a super bowl. >> we're going to give it a little flavor like this. yeah, tanya living that thug life. also this morning our new abc news poll just released shows mitt romney could face some campaign challenges if he's nominated, even if he clinched more delegates in nevada over the week. an uphill climb till november. >> that's right. that's right. and later this half hour, today marks 60 years that queen elizabeth first took the throne. now, while this is a big event for the monarchy, it is especially bittersweet for the queen herself. >> i would think the queen is cooler if she wore her crown and didn't wear hats. this is giving a -- >> i agree. we could have tea with the queen in hats. >> all my homies.

sup dog. it would be nice. but first, the empire state building is lit blue this morning to honor the giants. thousands of fans gathered in times square and across new york city to celebrate the victory for eli manning and his team. of course eli a native of new orleans. i love to throw that out as much as possible. >> it's a good feeling. it's definitely a good feeling. w abc's carolina leed got caught up in the excitement in indianapolis. good morning, carolina. >> reporter: it was dead silent here in downtown indianapolis as giants fans waited during those final nerve-wracking seconds for a win. and then this city erupted to a point where there was quite a bit of celebrating, as you can imagine. one man was so overcome with joy from that big win that he picked me up and started twirling me around. giants fans were hugging, giving each other high fives, dancing in the streets. and some were even brought to tears. they say what an amazing feeling

and what an amazing season. >> this is his first super bowl. we're great giant fans. we had a great time. we're from new jersey. and the giants rock! say something. >> the giants rock! >> what was it like when they won? what happened? >> we were crazy. >> he had to go to the bathroom so bad. and i'm like, hold it, hold it. >> you've got to say eli is an elite quarterback now. you've got to say eli's elite now. and he's just shown time and time again. >> winner, winner, chicken dinner. it was unbelievable. >> i really was. on pins and needles. it was a good game. >> reporter: and fans from the tri-state area that came to the big game and spent all that money to be inside here for the giants beating the patriots say that they will be at the parade, regardless of if they have to drive two or three hours, they say. they refuse to be anywhere else in the world. rob and tanya. >> thank you, carolina. i have a sneaking suspicion a few of those folks may have had some cocktails at the game. i'm just saying. i'm just guessing. >> i don't know.

there's a little controversy over this parade, though, because the governor of new jersey, chris christie, says hey, they play here in new jersey. >> that's true. >> this ticker tape parade should be in new jersey, not new york. and mayor bloomberg is saying back down. >> that's right. the parade is set for here in new york city tuesday morning 11:00 a.m. of course local media will have all the details. but it will be a big party tuesday morning for the champion giants. >> absolutely huge. >> congrats, guys. and next year the super bowl's where? in the city of snurnlof new orl. >> look for rob. >> i know. i'm getting ahead of myself. last night's super bowl went off without a hitch, unless of course you were rooting for new england. but there were no incidents on or off the field in indianapolis, in large part because of very intense security out there. a veritable army of police and federal agents were there to keep an eye on everything. so were bomb-sniffing dogs, remote-controlled robots, as well as other high-tech intelligence equipment. a safe super bowl. good news for everybody. >> yes, absolutely. and jury selection is set to begin today for the university of virginia lacrosse player

accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, a member of the women's team. george huguely allegedly told investigators that he kicked in yeardley love's bedroom door and shook her, causing her head to repeatedly hit the wall. his attorneys blamed the death two years ago on a mix of alcohol and prescription drugs. and now we have a very sad ending to a story that made national headlines. the husband of a missing utah woman has killed himself and his two young sons in a house fire. josh powell had been the only suspect ever since his wife disappeared about two years ago. abc's neal karlinsky reports from seattle. >> reporter: it was a horrifying turn of events in a saga that has spanned the range from sad to bizarre for years now. police say a case worker had just dropped off josh powell's two young sons for a supervised visit at his home south of seattle when powell locked the door, keeping the case worker out. moments later there was a smell of gas. the case worker stepped back, and the house exploded into

flames. powell was the only person of interest in the disappearance of his wife, susan, in 2009. >> did you kill your wife? >> no. >> did you have anything to do with the disappearance of your wife? >> no. >> nothing? >> nothing. >> reporter: his kids were taken from him in the wake of the investigation that also turned up allegations of child pornography related to josh's father. the explosion comes less than a week after a judge ordered josh powell to undergo a psychiatric evaluation before a further custody decision could be made. his strange behavior and tensions with his wife's family at times boiled over. >> how is you coming here helping to find susan? >> it isn't helping to find susan. how is your standing in our neighborhood helping to find susan? >> reporter: susan powell was reported missing in december of 2009. josh powell told police he last saw her around midnight when he decided to take their two sons on a late-night camping trip in

the utah desert. and police say it appears that josh powell preferred to end his life and take his children with him rather than live separate from them and answer any more questions. neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >> and one interesting tidbit on this story, too. apparently, he sent an e-mail to his attorney at 12:05. the attorney didn't see it till two hours later. but the farewell message just said, "i'm sorry, good-bye," and then afterwards did what he did. >> such a tragic story. those two boys. >> you have to believe most people will look at this and go, you know what? now we probably know, or have a better sense that he did have something to do with his wife's disappearance. >> he was certainly a disturbed individual. no doubt about that. >> scary. other news on this monday morning, a powerful earthquake has shaken the philippines leaving at least five people dead. the magnitude 6.8 quake was centered in the central section of the islands. it did trigger a tsunami alert and actually sent people pouring into the streets from schools, shops, and offices in that area. a number of buildings did

collapse, but it's still too soon to determine the full extent of the damage. and now to capitol hill, where a bill dubbed the buffett rule is being introduced in the house. supporters of the legislation officially called the paying a fair share act say middle-class americans should not pay a higher tax rate than the wealthy. you may remember billionaire warren buffett revealed that he pays a lower tax rate than his secretary. the bill is not expected to get far in republican-controlled house. encouraging signs about the economy could be giving president obama a boost in the polls. for the first time since last fall our abc news poll shows the president ahead of mitt romney by a six-point margin. far more voters now believe the president, not romney, understands americans' economic problems. on top of that 2/3 say romney is not paying his fair share of taxes. and romney campaigns in the west today, ahead of caucuses tomorrow in colorado and minnesota. those he's clearly the front-runner at this point, his

opposing candidates say they are not ready to give up just yet. with more on this here's abc's deidra bryan. >> reporter: mitt romney is enjoying victory of his own. >> this is not the first time you gave me your vote of confidence, and this time i've got to take it to the white house. >> reporter: romney had a blowout win in the nevada caucuses, carrying the day by double digits, just as he did in florida on tuesday. romney swept tea partiers, those calling themselves very conservative, and even evangelical christians. and polling shows romney won 74% of voters whose most important consideration is defeating president obama. >> this president began his presidency by apologizing for america. he should now be apologizing to america. >> reporter: nursing another bruising defeat, newt gingrich vowed again not to quit the race. >> this is the state he won last time, and he won it this time. our goal is to get to super

tuesday, where we're in much more favorable territory. >> reporter: gingrich, flouting the advice of some republicans to tone down his negative rhetoric, repeated his anti-romney litany. >> pro abortion. he was pro gun control. he was pro tax increase. he was pro abortion, pro gun control. >> reporter: ron paul says he's still hopeful. >> i get energized because i know there's a large number of people who are looking for another option. >> reporter: rick santorum brought up the rear with a shot at his rivals. >> you know, governor romney even more than speaker gingrich doesn't create the contrast that we need to beat barack obama. >> reporter: the contest moves on to colorado and minnesota, which hold caucuses on tuesday. deidra bryant, abc news. >> this president is going to be elected or not elected again because of the economy. that's the ultimate barometer. and friday was a very good day. 243,000 jobs created in january, which exceeded expectations. the nasdaq closed at its highest level since 2008. that's going to help the white house. >> you're absolutely right when it's going to all boil down to the economy. that's for sure. >> that's always it. >> and speaking of, friday's

good news about the u.s. economy is leading asian markets upwards this morning. unemployment here fell to its lowest level in three years. 8.3%. that suggests the recovery here is better than expected and led the dow jones to its highest close in almost four years. and an improving u.s. economy probably means more demand for asian consumer goods. all right. hopefully some signs of a turnaround. maybe the worst of it finally behind us. >> that would be nice. >> we'll see. here's a look at your monday weather. some thunderstorms from the carolinas down to florida. also sunny and mild from the midwest to here in the northeast. flurries, though, around denver and some wind-swept showers move into the san francisco area by this evening. >> 50s in the pacific northwest, and 45 in billings. 40 in minneapolis. 44 in chicago. 47 in indianapolis. boston gets up to 49. and baltimore 52. a wet 80 in miami. new orleans 60. and dallas 56. well, it's now getting toward mid february. that means valentine's day is just around the corner.

>> is it that time already? >> every year it goes by faster. that means a boom in cards, flowers, and the ever-popular chocolate. and at a chocolate street fair in arizona this weekend, chocolatiers from all across the country showed oup their confections. >> some were standards like chocolate cupcakes or lollipops. others were more unconventional like chocolate and bananas on a skewer. it's unlikely anything sold at this weekend's festival will last until february 144th. >> a chocolate street fair. that sounds good. i like the sound of that. >> as long as it's dark chocolate. i like dark chocolate. i don't like milk chocolate. >> you like the dark chocolate. so you're a chocolate, candy, flowers kind of girl on valentine's day? >> just the chocolate. >> all right. we'll be back with more news right after this. ♪ sweet dreams are made of these ♪ ♪ who'd have a mind to disagree ♪ ♪ i've traveled the world and the seven seas ♪ ♪ everybody's looking for something ♪

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welcome back, everyone. queen elizabeth celebrates her diamond jubilee today, marking 60 years on the throne. >> a huge blowout will take place in june, but observances are already getting under way. the bbc's royal correspondent nicholas winchell has more. >> reporter: it is an anniversary tinged with sadness since it marks the death of her beloved father. but resonant now with the memories of 60 years. on the eve of ak-session day, the day she acceded to the throne in 1952, the queen went to a morning service at the sandringham estate. with her the duke of edinburgh, fully recovered it would seem from the operation before christmas to clear a blocked coronary artery. but feeling the cold on a day when norfolk wasn't the place to linger outside. for the queen there were flowers and thanks for the 60 years of

service which had begun so unexpectedly. she'd last seen her father, king george vi, at london airport on the 31st of january 1952. she was departing for an overseas tour. unknown to her, her father had lung cancer. elizabeth was in kenya when her father died. she was given the news by her husband. she was now queen. she returned immediately to london to begin a reign which, 60 years later, is now the second longest in british history. and it's that reign which will be marked by the diamond jubilee. it's hard to imagine it in the depths of winter, but by the spring and the summer a reign which began the moment george vi died here at sandringham will be marked by events in this country and beyond. nicholas winchell, bbc news, at sandringham. >> the big event will be early june. june 2nd to june 5th.

those looking to travel to take part and -- >> ah. >> look at us. yes. >> can you imagine? this thing is so big that even we have to do a press picture. >> we'll be there. >> working on your british accent? >> trying very hard, my love. >> very good. >> thank you very much, my love. >> have you been drinking tea every day at 4:00? >> just scotch. coming up next, an american company revved up to support its workers. >> that's right. they are working out to keep themselves and their company in shape. that's coming up next.

♪ get your motor running ♪ head out on the highway ♪ looking for adventure welcome back, everybody. well, american businesses are finally creating more jobs, and now they and their employees

want to make it last. >> and that's why some companies are putting a premium on keeping workers and their experience on the job. abc's ron claiborne takes a look. >> reporter: call it a workplace pit stop. >> ten more. come on. you can do it. >> reporter: where you can drop in on an exercise class, get your joints checked by a physical therapist -- >> keep your elbow straight. >> reporter: -- even get iced down between shifts. all at work. at this harley-davidson motorcycle plant in wisconsin the company is encouraging their assembly line workers to shape up so they don't break down. >> basically, it's like being on the football field. you get injured, the team doctors take a look at you, therapy out, and get you back on the field as quickly as possible. >> reporter: twice a week 50-year-old debbie germer, a machinist, goes to physical therapy before she starts work. >> right here. >> reporter: at the plant and paid for by harley. her treatment for a muscle she tore on the job. >> if you're healthy enough and you're strong enough, you can

work -- another ten years if i wanted. >> reporter: it's not just a perk. it's good business. studies show older workers take fewer sick days. they're less likely to quit. and tend to deal better with customers. at duke energy in north carolina it takes up to eight years and a lot of money to fully train a line technician. half of the techs are over 50 years of age. >> these are very valuable folks, and we want to keep them working as long as we can, for our benefit and for theirs. >> eight, nine, ten. >> reporter: so everyone begins the workday with a mandatory stretching session. not only a good way to start the day but a way to keep those productive older workers on the job longer, healthier. ron claiborne, abc news, menomonee falls, wisconsin. >> a really interesting stat, real quick. u.s. employees old enough to retire outnumber teenagers in our workforce for the first time since 1948. older workers really a bigger share of the market. crazy. >> yeah. they need to keep working. >> are you a harley fan by any

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♪ >> announcer: "world news now" delivers your "morning papers." lots of fun stuff to talk about today. >> yes. >> this story out of the "miami herald" here. >> love this story. >> a florida woman was arrested for dui. you know, nothing too uncommon, unfortunately. but she kind of said look, to the officer, it's not really my fault. it's because of my big breasts. they keep me -- they keep me imbalanced. keep in mind she was caught with slurred speech, glassy eyes. she kind of parked oddly where the cop had stopped her and all this. so the cop asked her to walk a straight line. and she then began to dance and try to take her clothes off to show the cop -- >> how big and heavy they why wr? >> how big and heavy they were. and to justify that was the reason she was a little off balance is because she was top heavy.

>> did the cop buy it? >> no. she is charged. i just want to kiep guys abreee abreast of that story. >> all right p ba-boom, boom, boom. here's a story that can surprise a lot of people. according to "forbes," the most miserable city to live in in america. what do you think? >> that's tough. >> miami. >> get out of here. >> no, apparently because of the housing crisis, the violent crime, and the lengthy daily commutes in miami, it is the worst -- look at that, it beats out detroit and flint, michigan as the worst city to live in. west palm beach comes up number 4. sacramento number 5. >> when you think of the nation's economic tough times, a city like flint or detroit comes to mind. but every time i've been to miami -- granted i don't often leave the south beach, ocean drive area. >> that's tough. if somebody moved to flint or moved to miami -- >> no offense to our viewers in flint, but miami seems like -- that's a weird survey, though. all right. this story will spark some conversation. i am fascinated by this fair. binghamton university and the good folks at match.com did a

survey, and these are the findings. that apparently republicans are more likely than democrats to achieve orgasm during sex. however, democrats have sex more frequently than republicans do. >> how do they know all this? >> god knows what kind of research team was dispatched. and apparently liberal democrats place more importance on sense of humor, independence, someone they consider to be eke sxl have a similar lifestyle. republicans seem to value someone of the same background and political party and more concerned with dating someone where they see the relationship ending in marriage. i understand why herman cain's a republican. >> oh, my god. well, speaking of romance, valentine's day is coming up. we've been talking about you will at the things that come in chocolate. chocolate cupcakes, chocolate this. >> yes. >> but not chocolate beer. well, it turns out that there is a kansas city brewery, the boulevard brewing company, that started last year and teams up with a local chocolatier to create this chocolate beer. people wait in line for hours.

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this morning on "world news now," tragic end. after his wife's suspicious disappearance and a nasty custody dispute, a father sets fire to his house, killing himself and his two kids. >> moments before josh powell sent out a three-word messagegef farewell. it is monday february 6th. good morning, everyone. from a very happy new york city. >> yes. >> on this monday morning. >> go giants. >> i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm tanya rivero. paula faris is on assignment. police near seattle say josh powell set his home on fire after losing a child custody

battle last week. you'll recall his wife mysteriously disappeared two years ago in a case that received worldwide attention. >> a lot of folks obviously saying what he did to himself and to his kids perhaps tells you finally and ultimately what happened to his wife perhaps. >> absolutely. clearly a have disturbed man. no doubt about it. >> heartbreaking story. also today, parents in a small town in new york state demand to know what's behind an illness that has caused spasms and even seizures in dozens of school girls. folks just don't know quite what this illness is just yet. >> a lot of people very, very upset. parents very angry over this. and the major headline for sports fans, new york giants win the super bowl. but which advertiser scored in the hearts and minds of viewers last night? well, our media expert is here later with some insight. >> super bowl's like the most americana night of them all. the commercials. people get together. the parties. the fans. it's a good night. >> i'm not even a football fan, and i love it. >> you got into it. you've been going for about three months. it's good to have you back on

these overnights with us. >> good to be here. on a happy night. >> yes. yes. and to the news this morning. as we said in the headlines, it was a sudden and tragic end to a family drama that has been in the headlines for more than two years now. >> that's right. the little boys braden and charles powell were killed by their father in an apparent murder-suicide. the crime leaves so many questions unanswered. here's abc's todd ant. >> reporter: a social worker had just brought the two boys to josh powell's home for a supervised visit but after letting the boys in powell is said to have blocked the social worker from entering. the social worker said she smelled gas and called her supervisors. but before help could arrive, the house exploded. >> we were just getting ready for our super bowl party, and then all of a sudden the house shook and i ran outside and you can see this black smoke. >> i was obviously in shock. it knocked me over. >> reporter: josh powell and his two sons perished in the blast. >> this isn't a tragedy. that's why this is deeply wrong.

this is evil. >> reporter: just last thursday powell was denied custody of the boys when the judge ruled that they must remain with their maternal grandparents. >> we're happy to have them with us. we want the best for the kids. >> reporter: last year powell's father was arrested for possessing child pornography. josh powell was living at his father's home at the time. that's when a judge gave susan powell's parents custody of the boys. susan powell disappeared from her utah home in december 2009. josh powell claimed he'd taken the boys on a midnight ex-kucurn in freezing weather when his 28-year-old wife vanished. in spite of an intensive search no sign of her has ever been found and josh powell is the only person of interest named in the investigation. investigators had apparently found sexually oriented images in josh powell's home before thursday's ruling. the judge ordered powell to undergo a psychosexual evaluation. before the explosion powell e-mailed his attorney saying, "i'm sorry. good-bye." todd ant, abc news. >> so devastating for the

grandparents of those boys, who said through their lawyer that they feared all along something like this might happen. >> and their worst nightmare obviously came true. that family is not going to make a statement for a few days. you can imagine what they're going through. not only the two years of their missing daughter but then to lose their grandchildren like this. there are no words for something like that. >> a horrible story. in other news this morning, reward money has been pouring in for information about a teenager in alaska who's been missing now for nearly a week. police in anchorage say surveillance video showed an armed man kidnapping samantha koenig from her coffee job -- coffee shop job i should say last wednesday. her father sent out a message over the weekend pleading for her safe return. the reward fund is now more than $40,000. and tempers are flaring in that western new york town where 19 people, mostly teenage girls, have come down with a mysterious illness, triggering spasms and tics. doctors say it's all in their minds, but parents aren't buying it. details from abc's t.j. winick. >> reporter: the spasms and

seizures experienced by over a dozen girls in leroy, new york have been on full display. now so is the fear over the mysterious illness. >> you are not doing your job at all. >> reporter: outraged parents confronted school administrators in public for the first time this weekend, worried not enough is being done to get answers. >> there's so much fear and anxiety among parents and community members that perspective is being lost. >> reporter: the state department of health ruled no infectious or environmental cause for the illness could be found on school property. >> if we had an environmental cause here, we would see this in a widespread spectrum of folks. we wouldn't just see students. we wouldn't just see predominantly girls. >> reporter: the neurologist who's treated many of the teens believes this is a psychosomtic case of what's known as conversion disorder. >> the stress can manifest in the bodies in different ways. >> reporter: this manual is use by every mental health professional in the united states. in it conversion disorder is described as being very rare but very real and usually affecting

young women. >> multiple children, teenagers have similar symptoms in tight communities has occurred since the 16th century. >> reporter: but critics argue this wouldn't explain 36-year-old marge fitzsimmons, a registered nurse from leroy, also appearing to suffer from the tourette's-like symptoms. >> this is a good day for me. this is my functional day. >> reporter: independent air quality tests will be performed at the school over the next few weeks. meantime, the fear of the unknown is driving a wedge between many in this close-knit community. t.j. winick, abc news, new york. >> what a bizarre story. a stomach virus has now sickened hundreds of passengers aboard three u.s. cruise ships. two princess cruises from fort lauderdale as well as a royal caribbean ship out of new orleans all reported outbreaks of the noro virus on saturday.

they had to be disinfected. the virus is easily spread in close quarters like ships and nursing homes. a little georgia girl is being hailed as a hero after her family's suv crashed. even though her mother was critically injured the girl managed to grab a cell phone and call for help. wsb's tony thomas reports from suburban atlanta. >> clayton county 911. >> we were just -- >> reporter: 9-year-old madisyn harris's family suv had just rolled off highway 1941. her mother is on the ground unconscious nearby. >> okay. i'm hurt. and i need help. >> she was able to get the window down and crawled out, and then she called 911. >> reporter: and before that the 9-year-old checked on her 1-year-old brother, still strapped in his car seat. >> i truly think that she helped save her mama's life. >> reporter: you can still see the damage here at the accident site. that suv rolled several times, finally stopping just at the edge of lake talmadge. in fact, when residents first came rung, they actually thought

someone had been tossed in the water. >> there's a bad car accident. the car is into the lake and i think the mother went into the lake. >> reporter: 34-year-old courtney minor was actually on land but critically injured. when i meet her parents outside the atlanta medical center, i play the 911 call for them. >> you can tell she was panicked. worried about her mom. >> she's a brave little girl. >> she's our hero. >> she did what she was supposed to do. >> what a brave, smart little girl. wow. >> she was thinking on her feet, that girl. >> yes. >> good for her. >> she really was. mom is still in intensive care. she could be in the hospital a few more weeks, but could have been a lot more had she not raised a smart little girl. >> she really is a hero for sure. let's take a look now at your monday forecast, everybody. showers and thunderstorms in the carolinas. eastern georgia and much of florida as well. milder than normal in the midwest. a few inches of snow in the colorado rockies. a dusting around denver after that monster storm over the weekend. also some gusty winds in the san

francisco bay area. >> probably some good skiing there now, though, right? 63 in sacramento. 53 in seattle. and 44 in boise. mostly 40s from the twin cities to detroit. 52 in new york. 56 in atlanta. and miami warms up to 80. >> ah, yes, you can imagine we are feeling pretty good in new york this morning. our stage manager noel here. >> we're trying ton rub it in too much, actually. no, we will rub it in. >> it was a thrilling finish to super bowl xlvi last night. eli manning, a new orleans native, guided the giants 88 yards in the closing minutes of the game for a touchdown with less than a minute left. new england took over and marched back down the field. >> ooh, but with the clock running out, no patriot could hang on to a long desperation pass by tom brady. and the new york giants won 21-17. their second super bowl victory over new england in four years. and eli manning was named the mvp. no surprise there. >> rightfully so.

this kicks off the big debate as to whether eli can really lay claim to being an elite quarterback. to me that's a done deal now. two times in four years. it's all the you, eli. no shirt right here. he's loving life right now. he's excited. we'll be right back with more right after this. big blue. ♪ no one remembers a loser ♪

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anonymous has just put in a very busy few days. the hacking group struck not only governments but also police departments and even the big kahuna of targets, the fbi. >> law enforcement agencies worldwide are working to stay one step ahead of them. abc's lisa stark has the details. >> reporter: they've been called hackers on steroids. >> we are anonymous. >> reporter: the shadowy hacker network known as anonymous. >> the big concern is they do have the wherewithal to do destructi destructiveness to national

security, to corporations, and even to individuals. >> reporter: in just the past week the group has shut down government websites in sweden and greece, overleading them with traffic. in the u.s. they've hacked into police websites in boston, syracuse, new york, and salt lake city. >> we do not forget. >> reporter: and the most brazen attack of all, anonymous intercepted an fbi e-mail. >> hello. >> reporter: and gained access to a phone call between the fbi and scotland yard. which it then posted online. >> that's fantastic. we actually do have a pending investigation looking into that compromise. >> reporter: and the purpose of this high-level conversation? a discussion on how to combat internet hacking. >> it's kind of like a one-upmanship game. they want to prove to the fbi that they're smarter, and they want to embarrass the fbi. >> reporter: and they've targeted companies like visa and mastercard, taking down their websites in protest after the credit card giants stopped processing contributions to wikileaks. >> one of the problems with anonymous is you can't put your

arms around it because there is no organization. there's no leader. there's no commanders. there's no lieutenants. there's no one in charge. >> expect us. >> reporter: instead, anonymous is a loose group of internet hackers from around the world, making it much more difficult to know what they're going to do next and to stop them. lisa stark, abc news, washington. >> scary stuff. smart group. >> smart guys. coming up, questions about madonna's halftime performance. >> and the big theme in last night's super bowl ads. we'll be right back right after this.

♪ come on, vogue ♪ let your body move to the music ♪ ♪ ♪ hey, hey, hey welcome back, everybody. now, that was a super bowl. worth all the hype and build-up. >> you always want to see a good game. it was a good one last night.

but what about that other super bowl spectacle, all those commercials? music and media consultant bruno del granato joins us live from miami beach, which is a freezing 80 degrees right now. >> that's right, bruno. >> let's start out with the madonna controversy first. some people may have missed this but it could be a moment that gets a lot of talk today. >> well, yes. this was supposed to be the return of the homecoming queen, rob. and she has a lot riding on this. she has a new album, a new single and a world tour she's going to announce in the next few days. this is a $400 million gamble for her. she certainly didn't want to have controversy, but she should have known better because m.i.a. is an artist who only thrives on controversy. she is one of the most controversial artists around, and i didn't think the night would get off without us hearing anything from m.i.a. she was going to -- she was bound to do something. >> well, do you think then if that's the case, that little bird there -- >> flipping the bird right there. >> -- was not such a big deal? >> i don't think it's as big a deal as nipplegate was for janet

jackson, and i certainly think madonna's going to put the kibosh on this really fast. i wouldn't be surprised if madonna releases a press release, a statement or something tomorrow in the morning. because like i said, she has a lot riding on the success of this album and the single and just the overall project. but it's certainly not janet jackson magnitude we're talking about. >> and just real quick, bruno, you did like madonna's performance last night. it was from a production standpoint an incredible show and spectacle. you give it two thumbs up? >> oh, certainly. cirque du soleil, madonna combined make a great combination. and i think this certainly is going to be a great tour. that's what she was really looking to project this evening. >> all right, bruno, let's move on to the commercials now. there certainly was an underlying theme there. wasn't there? i mean, we even got jerry seinfeld involved. >> the automotive category is back and bigger than it was in the last few years. i think it speaks volumes about where detroit is and where the auto industry is. one third of the commercials

were automotive or automotive related. certainly the jerry seinfeld acura nsx commercial was amazing. keep in mind, tanya, this car's not coming out for the next three years and it's going to cost a lot more than your average super bowl fan can afford. but just seeing jerry seinfeld and the soup nazi and at the end being thwarted by jay leno, who basically takes the newman role here, classic. i think this one's going to be one of the ones we'll be talking about for a while. and it was. it was released about two weeks ago online, and it gathered about 5 million views in the first couple days of its release. >> they're like mini movies. >> it's crazy, too. i'm glad jerry did that because god knows he needs the money. also we heard for days about the big ferris bueller ad. >> this one was humongous on twitter. it was actually the trend trending topic on twitter two weeks ago, rob. everyone thought this was -- volkswagen released a teaser, a ten-second teaser. everybody thought it was actually ferris bueller sequel, coming back 25 years after the

original. but it wasn't. this one has done gangbusters. matthew broderick is actually playing himself. he's not playing ferris bueller. the spot's directed by todd phillips, who directed the "ah hangover" movie. it's a really cool commercial and another one that has generated tremendous buzz online. it's got 10 million views on youtube the first five days it was released. it's a common thing not to release commercials before the super bowl because the advertisers need to amortize their costs. they need to make sure as many people see these spots before the actual game so they can talk about them during the game and after the game the way we're doing right now. >> but if you're an advertiser and you don't want to go with something as obvious as, say, a celebrity, you can use a vampire or a dog to sell your car, right? >> oh, gosh, you can never go wrong with dogs. this year vw had the empire strikes back "star wars," but the dogs -- it was probably the funniest commercial of them all. last year they had the darth

vader, the child dressed as darth vader. that was the most popular commercial. >> all right, bruno, as always, the super bowl, a speck tackle and a business, that's for sure. bruno del granato, thank you for joining us again. we appreciate it. [ male announcer ] medicare...

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about the additional coverage you may need. ♪ ♪ you know you missed that theme music. >> i always liked that song. and finally this half hour, it was a surprisingly good weekend at the box office, considering it was super bowl sunday. >> indeed. our own digital news associate jace henderson was at the movies seeing "harry potter" star daniel radcliffe in the movie "woman in black." what did you think? >> well, that's right. you know, i went and saw this movie with daniel radcliffe. and this is really his first big film since playing harry potter, as we know him. so it was really important for him to really sort of establish that new sort of character that

we can all believe in. and really the question is did he really pull it off? in my opinion no. >> ooh. >> i don't think so. i think he should have just stayed at hogwarts. >> oh! >> because this movie was not really that great. and we should first point out that this movie was first a novel, which was then made into a very popular play here in the states and in london. the story centers itself around this one ghost who's not particularly happy that she's been seen by arthur kipps, who is played by radcliff. so as revenge she's killing small children in this village that they're all living in. kipps tries to help make peace with her but instead suffers his own tragedy. at the end of the film some people were left hanging on the edge of their seats. others not so much. take a listen. >> everybody in the audience was screaming. and i was just so afraid. i like the suspense. that's what kept me watching it. >> it wasn't brutal enough. >> i'll give this film 2 out of 5 stars. >> i thought that it was fun to

be startled, but the plot and the ending left me with much more to be desired. i thought it was a stretch for daniel radcliffe as the role. i think he was trying to play mov more of a mature character and i still saw him as very young. and of course i wanted him to say "harry potter." >> so daniel radcliffe, i'm sorry, i'm a huge fan of you, but not so much of this movie. i'm only giving this movie 1 out of 5 stars. >> ooh. brutal. >> there was hardly any dialogue in this movie. the plot was a mess. the ending was really bad. and i just really left feeling like i want mid money back. >> was he a bad actor or was this just a bad movie? >> okay. his acting was really great. but the movie itself i think was just a bad setup for him because it just didn't really allow him to sort of -- >> did you have trouble getting harry potter out of your mind? >> yeah. no, you were really just thinking about that old character. and for some actors this movie is really important because it's the transition period, sort of catapulting them into that next branch of acting. >> were you scared?

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this morning on this morning on "world news now" -- campaign challenge. while mitt romney is a step closer to the gop nomination, he could face a big battle with president obama. >> a brand new abc news poll shows support for romney may be slipping for the first time in months. it's monday february 6th. oh, yeah. i hear there was a big football game last night. i heard something about a game. >> a team called the giants? have you heard of them? >> you mean the super bowl champion new york giants? forgive us today. we're a little excited here in new york. >> we are gloating. yes, we are gloating. we apologize. >> world champions. new york is a very happy and

probably still drunk place. this morning after -- >> not us. >> not us, unfortunately. >> no, no. >> but we had to show off a little swag here. >> we are happy nonetheless. good morning, everyone. i'm tanya rivero in for paula faris. >> she's on assignment. mitt romney is a surefire republican front-runner this morning after winning the nevada caucuses hands down over the weekend. but is he popular enough and in touch enough to actually capture the presidency? that is the big question. >> it is. everyone wants to know. also this half hour, the killer winter that's putting parts of europe in the deep freeze while the u.s. experiences a mild winter, the deep snow in europe is delaying travelers and cutting off food supplies. >> almost as cold there as the patriots' defense. and as you -- ooh. i couldn't resist. and did you overindulge a little during the super bowl last night? we'll check out the latest hangover remedies. tell us what works for you on

our facebook page. just check out wnnfans.com. and trust me, there is a city of 8 million people, and i have a feeling many of them -- a lot of sick days today. >> yes. >> a lot of prescheduled vacations and some coffee and water and -- >> but we are here. i will have you know. >> welcome back to the overnight. we know you missed us. >> we're in a good mood. >> we are. >> celebrating tonight. you should hear the streets. all right. >> yes. all right. they're telling us to move on. but first, while mitt romney has led the gop nomination, the latest abc poll shows he could face an uphill road to the white house. >> yes. for the first time since last fall president obama is ahead of romney in our poll of registered voters. far more voters now believe the president understands america's economic problems compared to romney, and 2/3 say romney is not paying his fair share of taxes. but as abc's ron claiborne reports, the gop is rallying behind romney. >> reporter: basking in the afterglow of his easy victory in nevada, the now solid republican front-runner seemed to look far

beyond his three republican rivals. >> president obama will grow government. >> president obama demonizes. >> president obama is shrinking our military. >> reporter: in his victory speech mitt romney cited the president 20 times. he mentioned newt gingrich, rick santorum, and ron paul not once. >> and not to you, mr. president. >> reporter: romney had been expected to win big in nevada. it was how he won that was impressive. >> i love this country. >> reporter: replicating his broad-based win in florida last week. it wasn't just those evangelicals and conservatives where he won but tea party voters with whom he had once struggled. ♪ god shed his grace and romney has been gaining ground with voters among whom beating obama is the most important factor. in the south carolina primary romney got only 37% of the beat obama republican voters. in florida he won 58% of them. and then 70% of the beat obama nevada voters went for romney. gingrich continued to plead the case that he, not romney, would be the stronger candidate against president obama.

>> the last two times we nominated a moderate, 1996 and 2008, we lost badly. >> reporter: on "this week" ron paul insisted the republican race is far from over. >> in some ways i agree with gingrich about saying that romney doesn't satisfy a lot of people. >> reporter: next up, caucuses in colorado and minnesota. there are not a lot of delegates at stake in these contests, but they are a chance for romney's challengers to try to blunt his momentum. either that or face the prospect of getting steamrolled by what's beginning to look like a romney bandwagon. ron claiborne, abc news, new york. and now to the rising tension over iran's nuclear threat. president obama is trying to downplay fears that israel is preparing an attack on iran. mr. obama says the israelis have not made a decision on what to do. he says the military option has not been ruled out but that he hopes for a diplomatic solution. >> the ripple effects of that attack would be stunning if that happens. so we're all watching that. also there's a growing dispute between the u.s. and one

of its closest friends in the middle east. egypt says it will put 19 americans on trial for trying to stir up political unrest. abc's alex marquardt reports now from cairo. >> reporter: while violent protests rage in the streets of cairo, a diplomatic battle has erupted with egypt, once america's closest arab ally. among the 19 americans to be tried is sam lahood, the son of transportation secretary ray lahood. their alleged crime? working in egypt without a license and receiving foreign funds, which they've been doing for years with no problem. lahood works at the international republican institute, which does pro-democracy work funded by congress. the institute said the prosecution is a "politically motivated effort to squash egypt's growing civil society." the ruling military council that took over after president hosni mubarak was ousted last year has repeatedly accused "foreign hands of meddling." just before new year 17 non-governmental organizations

including i.r.i. were raided. then two weeks ago lahood and five other americans were banned from leaving egypt. >> we do not believe there is any basis for these investigations, these raids on the sites that the ngos operate out of. the seizure of their equipment. >> reporter: the military council is facing growing and often violent calls to hand over power faster to a civilian government. the deaths of 74 at a soccer game on thursday sparked clashes. for these protesters out here the deaths at the soccer game are symptomatic of a much bigger issue, and that's the security vacuum that has developed since president hosni mubarak stepped down. crime has spiked. the police presence has vastly diminished. and for that they say the military council has got to go. alex marquardt, abc news, cairo. and back here at home, the husband of a missing utah woman has killed himself and the couple's two young sons. police say josh powell set a fire in his home shortly after a social worker had arrived with

the two boys for a supervised visit. powell locked the social worker out, and the house went up in flames seconds later. powell was the only suspect in the disappearance of his wife two years ago. the cold snap gripping europe is getting deadlier by the day. entire towns are virtually encased in ice. the snow just keeps piling up. and hundreds of flights are not getting off the ground. as abc's jeffrey kofman explains, it is not letting up anytime soon. >> reporter: winter is hitting europe with a deadly chill. nowhere harder than in ukraine, where temperatures have fallen as low as 33 below zero. a cold that shows no mercy. 131 dead, including many homeless people, and more than 2,000 treated for frostbite and hypothermia. not everyone is paralyzed by the cold. these hardy ukrainian ice

fishermen were out on the dneper river looking for dinner. "you have to dress warmly and drink tea," he advises. dramatic scenes in bosnia, where helicopters are being used to evacuate the sick and deliver food to thousands left stranded after more than six feet of snow fell on remote mountain villages. in neighboring serbia a state of emergency has been declared because 70,000 people have been cut off by the heavy snow. the scene is not as cataclysmic in rome, but it is unusual. the city's biggest snowstorm in 30 years. even the pope donned an overcoat to bless pilgrims. here in england the? he paralyzed air travel and stranded the country's snow-clearing fleet. but one person undeterred by it all was the queen, who met with her adoring public after a special church service to mark her 60 years on the british throne. >> hip hip hooray. >> reporter: as for the chill no, relief in sight. the forecast calls for dry and bitterly cold weather right across europe through the week. jeffrey kofman, abc news, london.

>> makes you that much more grateful for the mild winter here in the northeast this year. >> i'm cold just watching that package. >> no kidding. here's your monday forecast, everybody. wet in the southeast with the showers and thunderstorms from wilmington, north carolina all the way down to the coast to miami. some light snow for denver with a few inches coming in the mountains. windy with late-day showers around san francisco. >> phoenix hit 68. albuquerque 49. and salt lake city near 40. 29 in fargo. 37 in omaha. and 47 in kansas city. new orleans 60. 50s from atlanta to new york. >> thank god we have these hats to keep us warm here. >> mm-hmm. >> these are nice. nice and toasty. yes. the warmth of victory. >> it's a good feeling. >> even an unusually mild winter, though, can't keep a good ski jumper down. so the snowflake ski competition in wisconsin finally got off the ground this weekend after the first two days were canceled because the snow wasn't hard enough. hate when that happens. >> hey, you know. world-class athletes from

scandinavia, canada, and the u.s. took flight. it's likely some of them will be in the next winter olympics two years from now. so keep your eyes out. and it seems it was worth the wait for the organizers. attendance was up this year. >> it's funny because you still see patches of grass in that video. there was just enough snow for that thing to get going. >> at least they didn't have to make the snow. >> no. it's not the fake stuff. it's just a little bit of the real stuff. all right. well, we will be back on "world news now" right after this. don't mind the hat. don't mind the hat. ♪ ♪ don't you ever come back down ♪ ♪ i'm flying now not financially. so we switched to the bargain detergent but i found myself using three times more than you're supposed to and the clothes still weren't as clean as with tide. so we're back to tide. they're cuter in clean clothes. thanks, honey. yeah. you suck at folding. [ laughs ] [ female announcer ] just one dose of tide original liquid helps remove food stains better than an entire 40 load bottle of the leading liquid bargain brand.

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oh, yes. read the story with a smile here in new york. the new york giants are on top of the football world this morning. after a thrilling 21-17 victory in super bowl xlvi. >> it was a great game. quarterback eli manning --

>> a new orleans native. >> that's right. don't you forget it. led the big blue down the field in the closing minutes for the winning touchdown. and of course he was named super bowl mvp for the second time. pretty impressive. >> he has officially joined that elite group of quarterbacks. and let the debate begin, eli versus peyton, who's the better quarterback. very interesting debate here. lots of post-game discussion. but congrats to big blue. all right. well, it won't just be patriots fans, though, feeling the pain this morning. plenty of other people who went to super bowl parties and partied well into the morning, partying probably right now, probably wish they hadn't. >> yeah. hangovers have plagued drinkers since that first fermented beverage. but as abc's linsey davis says, she met a doctor who claims he has the cure. >> reporter: some think the only sure cure for a hangover is time. and then there's dr. leonard grossman. >> once you have the hangover, you're done. you know, there's at least four hours of your life that's just

lost. >> reporter: he says he's created a way to prevent hangovers. it's called bytox. and he says it does for the hangover what dramamine patches do for motion sickness. he says this patch is like being attached to an iv, continuously infusing vitamins into the bloodstream. >> alcohol itself is a diuretic. and what happens is that the kidneys go into overdrive and you're basically washing out everything that's water-soluble. >> reporter: he created the patch with alex fleischmaker, who suffered a hangover so awful after a night out with the boys he had to call on his family friend dr. grossman for help. >> he administered an iv full of vitamins. and within ten minutes i felt great. >> reporter: hangover remedies have been around for as long as booze. coffee, honey, greasy foods, hair of the dog. and now there's blowfish. no, not the poisonous puffer fish. a new over-the-counter drug that promises to upright your hangover.

not with fins but with fizz. what makes blowfish more effective than just aspirin and a cup of coffee? >> well, the thing that's special about it is that it's an effervescent. and so for one thing, that forces, you know, the sufferer to hydrate. >> reporter: but the authors of a 2005 study in the "british medical journal" found no convincing evidence that any conventional remedies can cure a hangover. and dr. grossman doesn't exactly dispute that. >> it's not a cure. it's only a prevention. >> reporter: while the science is debatable, the novelty of selling a cure for a super bowl hangover is not. i'm linsey davis in new york. >> this is our facebook question of the day. check out wnnfans.com, let us know what remedy works for you. >> what works for you, rob? >> i don't drink. >> ah. >> that's a lie. yeah. >> apparently, that is a lie. >> a picture from the holiday office party. >> yeah. >> i appreciate that. >> a couple of advil in the

morning? >> couple -- tylenol and lots of water and a good long nap i think knocks it out. takes a little time to shake it out. so i've heard. >> coffee. >> coffee works for you? >> yeah. black. >> really? >> yes. >> okay, tanya. >> we'll talk in a few hours. >> exactly. coming up next, the halftime gesture that probably made madonna flip. >> oh, yes. and a big reunion for the sitcom stars of "three's company." you don't want to miss "the skinny." coming up.

♪ skinny ♪ so skinny m.i.a. is so hood. i mean, come on, right? >> we're still talking about the super bowl from last night. obviously, it's going to be all the talk today. people are going to assess every part of the game. something people really tuned in to see was the one and only madonna doing the halftime show last night. and from my standpoint it was impressive. you know. there had been a leaked list of songs she was going to do, but that leaked list turned out to be totally false or was planted and intentionally false because she did some of her favorites. >> she was impressive no doubt. but a little stiff.

it was not the madonna of yore. >> she's 53. she looks great. but no, she's not moving like she did in her 20s and 30s or back in the '80s. she's not doing that. >> but i'm at least glad she's dressing more appropriately. >> yeah. nothing too risque, too out there. i guess the pointed bras are gone. that's another era. she did "vogue," she did "music," she did "like a prayer." she had one small slip-up. too minor to talk about. teamed up with see cee-lo for a version of "like a prayer." of course she was lip-syncing. they all do. you can't walk around and do a performance like that and sing. it was lip synced. by and large celebrities tweeted they liked it. ryan seacrest liked it. paula abdul tweeted. alec baldwin liked it. roe rosie o'donnell liked it. the only one that chimed in with something not so nice was piers morning. he said, "yuck. just put it away, madonna." >> phenomenal show. of course there was that one little moment of controversy. m.i.a., who joined her on stage with nicki minaj, gave the bird. here it is. we're going to show you. there you go. and there was a little -- did

you see that afterwards? looked like the censors went -- just too late. >> just missed it. >> some people say was it like janet jackson's 2004 breast slip? i don't think it rivals that. >> no. >> but it still disturbed a few people. >> she's got to make her headlines. that's all she's trying to do. >> m.i.a. always courts controversy. that's what she's about. and i think you know if you're going to invite her on the show she's going to do something. >> bonehead move. you'll hear more about that today i'm sure. also some "three's company" news. >> yes, "three's company" news. as everyone remembers, we have the joyce dewitt and suzanne somers, former stars of "three's company," they had a long-standing feud over salary dispute. i guess suzanne somers got paid a little more than joyce dewitt. and people -- joyce didn't feel great about that. so they finally reunited on suzanne somers' show. suzanne was very honest and said, you know, i looked at the job as money and you guys were more actors. you took it more seriously. and i can see how that would rub you the wrong way.

they reminisced also about their co-star, john ritter, who as you know passed away. so it was a tearful reunion. >> it's good that joyce showed up and knocked on suzanne's door. >> that's right. >> good they made up. >> very nice.

hey, paula. happy anniversary. >> rob, i'm a little busy right now. >> i'm talking about the 20th anniversary. >> can't you see i'm busy? we've got a newscast to do in a little bit. >> oh, come on now. 20 years live overnight news. fun, smart, a little bit of attitude. >> now i know what you're talking about. the 20th anniversary of "world news now." and we should do a promo. >> now you're seeing the whole picture. >> and that's a great line to use in the promo. >> we need a promo -- >> we do need a promo -- >> hey. promo! >> this has been the abc "world news now" 20th anniversary promo. sleep is overrated. ♪ bow wow ♪ yippee yo, yippee yay ♪ bow wow wow that's one of my favorite songs of all time. >> good music selection. >> bow wow wow yippee yo. whoo! all right. remember this? >> oh, i forgot about this.

>> favorite story of the day. the other. the other bowl game on tv this weekend, animal planet's puppy bowl. >> it was so cute. okay. there was a lot of action in this game. but every dog's a winner, rob. >> wiener? a winner. >> reporter: it's got all the action of the other game. from the players on the field to the blimp over the stadium. even a referee. [ whistle ] those tail-wagging tailgaters keeping watch. and a halftime show that sends the fur flying. but the real stars are those pups. tackling, tumbling, barking. the water bowl cam catching them taking aw water break. >> he needs a water break. >> reporter: and there are penalties in this game, too. >> that's a personal puppy foul. tough job. but i can tackle it. >> reporter: all that work wearing a dog out. now in its eighth year, the bowl has become a supersized tradition for animal planet.

more than 9 million tuned in last year for the pup play by play. >> he picks up the loose ball, and he could go all the way. >> reporter: millions more watch online, adding their tweets. and this year we learned a dog named fumble named mvp at the other super bowl that is clearly super cute. >> fumble. i mean, eli, look out. >> the puppy bowl. >> it's cute stuff. >> there's a cute factor that actually the part i like about this story is that 59 dogs from rescue shelters and -- i'm sorry, rescue centers and shelters around the country were called, and that's cool. >> and even better, the halftime entertainment, forget madonna. cats. >> oh, there i am. i was the ref. in that little -- >> yes. we know deep down you really are an animal lover, rob. we know. yes.